Title:
ASSAY OR REACTION APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1992005448
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention provides an assay or reaction apparatus of modular construction permitting true random operation at the discretion of the user. The apparatus is an automated multi-test capability assay or reaction apparatus (1) in modular form, comprising a reagent and an assay sample storage module (2,3), an incubation module (11), a reaction detection/measurement module (17), and a module (16) for independently and, as desired, both transporting an incubation container (58) between the incubation module (11) and reaction detection/measurement module (17), and transferring reagent(s) and/or assay sample(s) between different modules without reagent(s) and/or assay sample(s) intended for different tests or reactions.
Inventors:
FORREST GORDON COULTER (GB)
SENNETT MERVYN NAPOLEON (GB)
CURTIS JOHN (GB)
SENNETT MERVYN NAPOLEON (GB)
CURTIS JOHN (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB1991/001580
Publication Date:
May 14, 1992
Filing Date:
September 16, 1991
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ANAGEN LTD (GB)
International Classes:
B01F9/00; B01F9/10; G01N35/00; G01N35/02; G01N35/04; G01N35/10; (IPC1-7): G01N35/02
Foreign References:
| US4058367A | 1977-11-15 | |||
| EP0356250A2 | 1990-02-28 | |||
| EP0151781A2 | 1985-08-21 |
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